The 1972 model that he owns and the matching blue 1971 model of his brother-in-law are powered by what he says are essentially motorcycle engines, displacing 600 cubic centimeters. The engines are good for 60 miles per hour, he insists.

Needless to say, "they are very economical," he said as he attended the weekly car show at a Bob's Big Boy restaurant here with his wife, Edna.